Divine Diva
Chapter 20
Diamond Birthday
Chapter 20 already! I am so glad!
And to Disaster Butterfly; I thank you a lot. My brother and I laughed our asses off while reading your suggestions and comments. No offense intended, it was just to hilarious. Well I thought up of one and I am going to mention them, thank you.
Song used: Birthday Song for Miku (KAITO, MEIKO, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka), 1925 (Nobunaga Acoustic vers.)
I parodied the first song into Birthday song for Dawn.
Lyric translation Birthday Song for Miku I used one from Google and from deviantArt by The Second Quincy. Give the fella some credit
1925 translyrics by Ashe, YouTube Singer.
Dawn woke up, groaning. She looked at the calendar and realized her birthday was coming soon. She smiled.
"Good morning!" She said but realized that everyone else was asleep. She sighed, dragged her body to the bathroom and got ready for the school. The school now allows students to wear summer uniforms. White short sleeved blouse with laced collars along with green check skirt. She looked out the window, sunny enough and decided to wear it.
"Summer uniform? Is it that warm?" May asked as she got up.
"I think so." Dawn said buttoning the blouse.
"Go out and check." May said with sleepy voice.
Dawn walked out the dorm room and returned, changing out of the summer uniform to winter uniform.
"Thought so." May grumbled and got up.
"Is it morning already?" Leaf got up, mumbling something about how much she hated morning.
"Yes, it's morning already so wake up!" Dawn said and all of her friends shot up from the bed, wide awake.
"Dawn's moment came. Her becoming over-excited." May said.
"You mean her birthday?" Marina asked.
"Okay, then I'm going to write a birthday song for her." Zoey said. Dawn was fortunately in the bathroom, getting her hair done. You know how her hair is, right?
When they were all done they headed to their classes, Dawn walked with Zoey to her first period. While the others, Marina with Leaf and May with Misty, they discussed about the party for Dawn.
"Should we throw it at the boys' house like we did for Drew's birthday?" May asked.
"Won't that make it too obvious?" Misty answered.
"Is there any other better place?" May questioned and Misty shrugged.
"I doubt it will be much of a surprise anyway. It is her birthday. Oh, it's Saturday. We can wake her up like really late and prepare for it while she is asleep!" May shrieked.
"So we are sleeping at theirs again?" Misty asked.
"Why? Problem?" Misty shook her head.
"Don't tell me you have a crush there." May giggled.
"I don't." Misty said with dead-serious expression and voice.
So until Dawn's birthday came the girls secretly practiced the song for their friend's birthday while telling guys to help them out.
"Again?" Ash groaned and got hit with Misty's mallet.
"Then no birthday party for you." Misty threatened. Ash whimpered a little and nodded.
Drew smiled, already thinking of what should he buy for his girlfriend. Gary said he will decorate the living room, since Dawn prefers inside they decided to make it inside party.
Group chatting (excluding Dawn)
Gary: Pink?
Jimmy: blue sounds more like it
Drew: pink and green?
Zoey: that's what you want, grasshead
May: Yeah!
Drew: shut up airhead
May: who are you calling airhead?
Drew: you
Marina: stop fighting!
Misty: Yeah, we got more important matter! Dawn's birthday, ring any bell?
Ash: rings my bell
Jimmy: so pink?
Zoey: pink and blue. No green.
Drew: awwww…..
May: hey, we got late St. Patrick's Day, remember?
Drew: whatever
Marina: so at living room, pink, chocolate/strawberry cake, what's next?
Misty: outfit
Drew/Gary/Ash/Jimmy: what?
May: um, hello? This is a girl's party, not a random lousy party you all go to.
Gary: for your information we never went to lousy parties. We only go to where we can find hot chicks.
Leaf: eeeeeewwww
Paul: nice going Oak
Ash: Paul! You were alive!
Paul: you expected me to be dead?
Jimmy: you were dead silence!
Paul: not funny. I'm outta here
May: what about Dawn's b-d?
Paul: don't care
-Paul exits chat room-
May: that cold hearted freakin bastard!
May: I am going to rip his eyes off
May: and his throat
Zoey: that's enough.
Asita came to pick them up at Friday.
"Where are we going?" Dawn asked as she looked around.
"Do we have schedule?" She asked.
"Well no. I'm going to drop you off at Veilstone. Anyway, early happy birthday Dawn!" Asita said as she handed Dawn a pale pink teddy bear with same pale pink ribbon.
"Thank you!" Dawn said and hugged the bear.
"Your welcome!" Asita smiled as she drove. She dropped the girls off at the entrance of the Veilstone City and the five walked to the boys' house. The door opened even before they knocked and Paul, as always was standing there.
"Early happy birthday troublesome." He said as he let them in.
"Thanks Paul!" Dawn flashed the plumhead a smile and he blushed. Only slightly but Leaf noticed it and giggled.
They sat on the living room, chatting about random things and the girls' recent song.
"I liked that song, it also reminded me of what I told you." Drew said, looking down at Dawn.
"Yeah, I told Zoey and she instantly wrote a song of it." Dawn said as she nodded at Zoey.
"Yeah, I'm amazing." Zoey chuckled and the girls laughed. As the boys distracted Dawn the girls snuck into the studio. They quickly went into the room, put on the headset, cleared their throat and with a help, a big help, from Reggie they were able to make it. "Nice song. And on the first try you were good." Reggie commented.
"Just good?" Leaf asked-flirted as they walked upstairs.
"Hm, best." Reggie answered with a pat on Leaf's head. Gary saw this and everyone could swear that he was on fire when he spotted the moment.
"What are you doing to Leaf?" he asked as he sprang up from his seat and hugged Leaf from behind.
"Let go of me you freak!" Leaf said.
"I was only talking to her." Reggie said with a smile.
"Yeah, like I would believe that." Gary said with a glare.
"Let go of me you pervert!" Leaf elbowed Gary's pit of the stomach. Gary fell to his knees, not even screaming. It was not because he was okay, it was too painful that no sound came from his mouth.
"Ouch, are you okay?" Zoey asked as she helped him up with Misty.
"Nnnnnn." That was all he could say. Drew and Paul came over and dragged, literally, Gary up the stairs possibly to his room.
"I kinda feel sorry for him." Dawn said.
"I don't. He thinks he can have all the girls with that dashing smile of his." Leaf said as she sat on the couch with her arms crossed.
"So you think his smile is dashing?" Jimmy asked.
"What? No!" Leaf was red.
"I thought Leaf was supposed to be green yet she proved me wrong." Drew commented as he made his way downstairs.
"Where's Gary and Paul?" Misty asked.
"Paul's taking good, um, possibly good care of him. I don't know, they started to chat as soon as I walked out but I don't know what it is. I don't care really." Drew said as he made his way to Dawn.
With Paul and Gary (just in case you are wondering)
"That's why you shouldn't flirt with girls." Paul commented.
"Mostly girls love it when I do it. And so will they if you do it." Gary said, as he was still lying on his bed.
"I don't want to." Paul answered, looking at his friend.
"Why? Is it because of Dawn?" Gary smirked.
"No. I don't like her, what gave you that idea?" Paul said although he could feel something hot in his face.
"I see your blush. You like her and you are jealous of Drew. Aren't you? I never thought a cold hearted bastard, jerk, idiot, moron….." Paul's face got darkened as Gary commented. A word, darken, another word, again.
"Mr. Know-it-all, heartbreaker-" "Stop it before I rip your mouth off." Paul growled.
"Jeez, just talk. Before I start all over with what kind of person you are." Paul thought about strangling him and shut him up but he just stayed still.
"Fine. I like her. Happy?"
Gary smirked, "What happened to your ego?" He asked.
"Not important." Paul answered.
"Ah, you like her that much?" Gary said, now able to sit up straight, he sat up and looked at Paul.
Paul didn't say anything.
"If you are thinking about telling her how you feel tell her when they are done." Gary said.
"I think then I will have to wait until afterlife to tell her I like her." Paul answered.
"Who knows? They may break up later. Listen, I don't want to hurt them but you can be the cause for the breakup. No hurt for Drew intended but still, it's your choice. Please don't tell him I said that." Gary added quickly the last part. Paul blinked. A smirk formed on his mouth as he stood up. Gary felt a chill coming up his spine as he saw his friend's infamous smirk.
"Thanks." Paul said and walked out. Gary blinked, "What have I done?"
Paul headed downstairs, frowned as he spotted his crush and his best friend making out on the couch.
Jimmy threw a cushion at them, "Stop that! Even Marina and I don't do that!" Jimmy said.
"Dawny, sweetheart, please tell me you are still a virgin." Leaf said coming over to her friend and grabbing Dawn's face. Paul scowled, May rolled her eyes, Zoey bit her lips, and Dawn flinched.
"If you are asking if I had a sex with Drew, I didn't. And I am not having sex until I get married." Dawn replied coldly.
"Phew, thank God!" Leaf wiped out fake sweats and hugged Dawn while narrowing her eyes at Drew.
"Oh, hi Paul! Is Gary fine?" Drew asked with a smile.
Paul grunted, "He's fine. Just got up, ready to flirt with Leaf again." Paul answered and Leaf groaned.
"Anyone but him." Leaf said.
"Me?" Ash asked.
"Well not you. I want someone like Drew, sweet and charming." Leaf said.
Dawn embraced her boyfriend, "He's mine, too bad." Leaf rolled her eyes.
"I said someone like him, not that arrogant grasshead." Leaf said and Dawn stuck her tongue out at her friend. Drew smoothed down her hair with a loving smile.
"Oh, it's getting late. Dinner!" Reggie said and headed to the kitchen.
"Can I help?" Dawn asked as she entered the kitchen.
"Sure!" Reggie said with a grin.
"Can I too?" May asked.
"Are you trying to food poison us?" Leaf asked.
"Sit back down." Zoey pulled her friend's arm down.
"Are you sure you two are from the same orphanage? What did they teach you while they taught Dawn to cook?" Misty asked.
"They taught her how to behave. Unfortunately it wasn't so effective." Zoey said and May punched Zoey's arm.
"Thanks." Zoey said sarcastically.
Next morning
Dawn woke up, she blinked and realized she was alone with someone on the bed. She pulled down the blanket and saw Drew, shirtless. She shrieked mentally and checked if all of her clothes were on and luckily they were. She then recalled the last night's memory.
'Oh yeah, I agreed to sleep with him.' She looked down at the sleeping boy's face and smiled. She pulled his arm slightly and cuddled into his chest.
"Dawn?" He groaned as he woke up from his sleep.
"Did I wake you up?" She asked.
"Nope." He answered and put his strong arms around her and held her close to him.
"Do you want to stay like this?" She asked and he nodded sleepily.
"Okay then." Dawn slid her arms around his neck and stayed still.
May peeked through the door and gave the others 'okay' sign and then they all headed downstairs. May stood in front of the stairway just in case Drew fails to distract her.
Everyone except for Paul was cooperating with decorating the living room.
"Paul! You grumpy head, I told you to put it in the center! It's tilted a little." May said.
"Yes madam." Paul said with boring and sarcastic tone and did as May said but slightly not the way May wanted it to be.
"Give me that." May said as she put the ribbon right in the center, just the way she would want it.
"There! Dawn would love this." May squealed happily and then went to others to help.
"No! We do not need your help here!" Leaf said as she pushed May from the kitchen.
"I just wanted to taste few things." May pouted.
"Well no way. This is Dawn's birthday, not yours. Sis, get back to your guard dog duty." Leaf scowled and May scowled back.
"Fine!" May humphed and went to the stairway and walked upstairs. She sat in front of Drew's room, listening if she hears anything suspicious she will kick the door open.
Unfortunately for her there was nothing heard from that other side of the door.
She peeked through the keyhole and saw that Drew was doing his best to make her go to sleep. May sighed, she was worried. What if Drew make a move and do you-know-what-I'm-talking-about-seriously? She bit her lips and sat down on the floor again.
"Psst!" May looked side and saw Misty, gesturing her to come down. May walked downstairs and saw that it was all ready.
"That was faster than I thought." May said with a smile.
"Yes. I got my laptop ready." Zoey said, her work was to make a video.
"You done?" Leaf asked and Zoey nodded proudly.
"Okay, I will wake them up." Gary stood up and walked upstairs. Paul secretly wanted to go, he wanted to see Dawn right after she wakes up.
About an hour ago
Dawn sat up and stared out the window. She could see the backyard and she smiled, recalling the party they had less than a month ago.
"Hey Dawn." Drew said, sitting up. She was about to turn around but Drew put his arms around her waist and pulled her into his chest. She could feel his warmth from the back. She smiled as she looked out the window. Then she felt something cold and looked down.
"Happy birthday skat. I love you." Drew said as put a necklace around her neck. She looked and saw sterling silver chain with a heart hanging on it and smiled.
"I love you too." Dawn said.
Now
Gary opened the door and saw Drew changing his clothes.
"Where's your girlfriend?" Gary asked.
"Bathroom. Morning shower I heard." Drew said as he buttoned up his white dress shirt. Gary could then hear a water from Drew's bathroom.
"Okay, the girls said it is okay to come out now." Gary said and Drew nodded.
Dawn came out fully clothed. Her hair was wet though.
"I need to dry my hair." Dawn said and with a nod Gary exited and headed downstairs to tell them that Dawn needs to get her hair done. May and Zoey groaned and went upstairs.
"Can we come in?" Zoey asked as they entered the room. They saw poor blunette in panic due to her hair and Drew trying to help her.
"Yes. Please help me!" Dawn shrieked. She was nicely dressed up. Wearing knee length white sweetheart dress and a new necklace that she got somewhere, a charm bracelet that she always had and a white strap sandal.
"Dawn, you look gorgeous." May gasped.
"Although I don't find it necessary to dress up like that right after you woke up." Zoey said and Dawn frowned.
"Today's my birthday. I want to look beautiful the whole day." Dawn said as May and Zoey helped.
"You are already without trying anyway." Drew commented. May and Zoey made a grossed out face.
"Thanks." Dawn said with blush. When the girls were done curling only bottom of her long silky blue hair. She looked like a princess.
"Dawn, happy birthday." May said giving Dawn a light hug. Dawn hugged her back, "Thank you May." She said and made a sad smile. Zoey sighed and told them they should go out.
May and Zoey quickly returned to the living room and Dawn appeared, holding Drew's hand as she came downstairs. "This is more celebration than mine." Drew muttered.
"Happy Birthday Dawn!" Everyone shouted and Dawn bowed a little, thanking her friends.
"Dawn, before we start…." Zoey said as she brought up a laptop. Dawn sat on the couch, holding the laptop on her lap, everyone gathered around.
It was YouTube with a video, Dawn clicked play and it showed her friends, May, Misty, Marina, Leaf and Zoey standing in front of the camera. It was the studio downstairs.
"Happy Birthday Dawn!" they shouted and the music started. And the video appeared with pictures of Dawn and her friends as young. Dawn gasped looking at the picture of her with May and Zoey when they were in 3rd grade.
All of them sang, "Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday
To you….
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday
To you…."
Misty counted, "3, 2, 1!"
Zoey sang, "Ready?"
May sang, "When a program is awakened
She becomes so much more
And breaths a sigh."
Misty sang, "The number of the created music is a message of celebration"
Marina sang, "I really wanna see you"
(Right now, Right now)
Zoey sang, "I wanna be by your side"
(Always, Always)
May sang, "What is it that you like?"
(What do you love? What do you love?)
All five sang, "We say these things and just hope
That our feelings reach to you…"
"When we hear the sound of your voice within the air
The world completely changes-Happy Birthday!"
"We dream of you when we're young; we'll dream of you when we're old
Congratulations to-the-ang-el (Congratulations!)
Even when we feel lonely
Like the world is against us
You're always here with a song ; Dawn, thank you!
Misty sang, "You and all of your friends
Who will love you to the end"
May and Marina sang, "We wish to unite for just one day
With you..."
Misty sang, "People will go beyond the time
And limits to meet you
Do you really know
How much you affect us?"
May sang, "It's rather small, but
This song is just for you
We really hope you like
This present…"
Zoey sang, "When we hear the sound of your voice within the air
The world completely changes-Happy Birthday!"
All five sang, "Walking upon the path of history is only the beginning
Congratulations to-the-ang-el (Congratulations!)"
"When you sung out the words
We always wished to hear
Our hearts completely melted; Dawn, thank you!"
Misty and Leaf sang, "You and all of your friends
Who will love you to the end"
Marina and May sang, "We wish to unite for all eternity
With you..."
All five of her friends sang, "Teardrops of emerald, to you…" The song ended with the picture of the six girls standing on the stage when they took a photo after the Sinnoh Idol's over.
Dawn felt tear streaming down cheek.
"Happy 17th Birthday Dawn. You know we love you right?" Misty asked.
Dawn nodded and hugged all of her friends including Reggie, who was in the credit for mixing and arranging it.
Paul was the last one who she hugged. She noticed his body stiffened as she hugged him.
"Something wrong?" Dawn asked looking up at him cutely. He looked away and shook his head.
"Don't wear that thing." Dawn said as she pulled his hood, which he was wearing, down so she could get a better view at his face.
"See, better!" Dawn said and flashed a smile. Paul looked down and walked away.
"Hey!" Dawn shouted, crossed her arms and pouted. Gary smirked and the girls giggled, thinking Paul was actually not so rough and tough as they thought he would be.
"Dawn, come on! You have to blow the candles, and make a wish, then present time!" May said as she spread her arms that made Dawn giggle.
She sat on the couch and Reggie brought a huge chocolate cake.
"The frosting and icing is pink but it is chocolate cake." Reggie said, "Just for the birthday girl." He winked and Dawn smiled.
The cake was covered with pink with red edible roses and green icing saying 'Bless Dawn Berlitz'
"Who thought up of that line?" Drew asked.
"I did. She needs it." May said.
"It's kind of like a tradition for us three. All of us lost someone we love at our birthday." Zoey explained.
"Oh." Drew cursed himself for asking but Dawn didn't seem to mind.
"Don't ask." Dawn said. She frowned as she wiped the cream off of the cake.
"We won't." May said and threw a crumb into her mouth.
"Dawn, don't you trust us?" Marina asked.
"I do. I think this is something different." Dawn answered sipping her tea.
That night
They chatted. I mean, they accused the orphans to tell them about their past.
"I said, it's different." Dawn said, annoyed now.
"Still, there's something you can tell about you. Something minor?" Ash asked. Drew was annoyed because Ash and Jimmy were bugging her but he was curious about Dawn's past too.
"Fine. One, only one. What do you want to know?" Dawn said. May and Zoey sat on her sides, looking bit nervous.
The guys, Marina, Misty and Leaf gather and discussed. It took them five minutes.
"We know that your mother died at Christmas. Then what about your father?" Leaf asked carefully. Dawn's eyes widened. She dropped the cup she was holding and it shattered to pieces. Drew and Misty quickly came and cleaned the pieces up.
"Um, sorry. Never mind what happened." Ash said, scratching back of his neck.
"No, I was just shocked. Anyway secret, it will be more fun if you learn little by little." Dawn said with a small smile.
"He's alive." Dawn said. Everyone stopped what they were doing.
"I miss him so much." Dawn said with sad eyes. Drew sat down next to her and pulled her close to him. "I'm sorry." He said.
"Nothing to be sorry." Dawn said.
"Where is he?" Paul opened his mouth.
"One at a time." She replied, her finger on her lips. Drew pushed it over and kissed her lips.
"Again, happy birthday." He said and Dawn leaned into him. Paul gritted his teeth silently and sat down next to Zoey.
Sunday, a day after Dawn's birthday
Leaf woke up. She was in the guestroom of Shinji House.
She blinked and decided to go down to studio. Zoey had promised her something and she is going to keep it soon.
"Hi Leaf." Zoey said. She was already at the studio.
"I was about to wake you up. Come on." Leaf smiled she practiced the song for a moment.
"No music video?" She asked.
"Simple. No need to worry I guess. Just sing, it will be nice." Zoey assured her. Leaf sang few more times to make her voice sound nicer.
"Here I go." She said and soft jazz like music played through the headphone.
"A calm and cooling motion
It's shaking off my tension
Surprise, surprise
It's called being alive
"The answers to my questions
Repeating; Have I mentioned
I lied? Don't like the way I'm being tried
"A lonely heart is what I'm slowly aiming for
Forget what you see; leave it to me
I'll lead you there"
She clapped as she sang.
"It's not about the money
But the world doesn't agree
A bribe, a lie, a trick
We'll hide the truth
And they won't see
As long as you have changed your mind
Your soul belongs to me
We have got no pride
And no honor to be seen"
Guitar played and she clapped along it with a smile.
"A little; just a little"
A lie or just a riddle?
Appeal, I feel
But only if it's real
"It works in this direction;
Let's take another exit"
You cheat, I see
You're not the one for me
"The happiness of people
Is such a fickle thing
To bend and break
The give and take
Is too much for me
"Love is just the gum
That we replace without a care
Had your heart forever
Now another day is here
The puzzle pieces
Of our life will rarely make a fit
But we take our chances
And go along with it"
She sang softly,
"The pouring rain fills up your brain
Again...
It takes so much to weigh down your regrets
This life is drifting on the open sea...
This boat is not enough for you and me...
"Building up your fences to avoid the best you can
All the laws and morals understood by fellow man
If I could be on the other side then I would be
"Oh, hello!" I'd say, but you'd never look at me
"If you ever bother asking me if love is really true
I would stare you in the face and say it's looking right at you
If I really understood you better than you know yourself
Then I know I'm perfect for you and nobody else"
She finished and ended it with smile.
"Lovely. The music video will be simple, don't worry." Zoey said and smiled, "You are the first one to do the single." Leaf blinked and looked down.
"Honored." She said.
"I still think Dawn should-"
"Hey, I haven't wrote a nice song for her yet. I guess we will have to wait." Zoey said, "Besides this song is made for you." They turned and spotted their friends, Dawn, Misty, Marina, May, Drew, Ash, and Gary.
"Leafy you were awesome!" Gary said and went to the studio to hug her tight.
Leaf dodged, causing Gary to fall down on to the floor. "Ouch." He mumbled. Gary was getting used to this.
"Will you ever stop it?" Leaf asked.
"Nope. Not until you go out with me." He said as he stood up.
"Leaf the song suited you perfectly!" Dawn said with a hug.
"Thanks. I still think the leader have to release the single first." Leaf said.
"Hey! I'm your friend! Please don't consider me as your leader, please?" Dawn groaned.
"Right, right." Leaf said with a smile and hugged Dawn.
"Another meaningless song done! Next is a duet." Zoey warned and walked out of the studio.
"Duet?" Leaf asked.
"Like mine and Jimmy's?" Marina called but no answer. They shrugged.
Um, the group's name? Can anyone give me a fine name?
If you won't then I would just squeeze my brain and think of a name.
20th chapter…
Current character relationship
Dawn and Drew are dating, they are in love
Paul's crush on Dawn got stronger along with his jealousy
Jimmy and Marina are dating, Questshipping done!
Leaf's developing interest in Gary though she is still tsundere and not sure about how she feels.
Ash and Misty haven't changed much since Chapter 10 though
Zoey is still… um…. Let's wait
May and Paul still hating each other to the end
May and Drew are friends, that's it.
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